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Union chief to lead negotiations in bid to end Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head Unite’s team at talks on Thursday under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

Evening Standard

Birmingham lorry drivers’ pay cuts ‘an escalation’ of bin strike, union says

Unite’s Sharon Graham said ‘eye-watering’ cuts were being made to pay packets.

Evening Standard

Birmingham bin strike deal ‘could be in touching distance’, says union

Local residents facing mounting piles of rubbish after more than a month of industrial action

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Stagecoach bus drivers plan seven days of strikes over ‘unacceptable’ offer

Stagecoach has warned that the strike action will cause significant disruption for passengers

The Independent UK

Stagecoach drivers plan seven days of strikes over ‘unacceptable’ pay offer

A number of strike dates have been set throughout May.

Evening Standard

Birmingham bin strikes could spread, union leader warns

GMB in pay dispute with council in Peterborough and Aberdeen staff to strike over working conditions

The Guardian - UK

What is happening with the bin strike in Birmingham and could there be one in London?

Government calls on Unite union to reach a deal with city council after army called in to help with logistics

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Warning bin strikes could happen across UK as union talks collapse

Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets for several weeks as union pay dispute continues

The Independent UK

Bin strikes could spread beyond Birmingham, union warns

Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets.

Evening Standard

Bin workers reject deal aimed at ending long-running strike in Birmingham

Hundreds of workers have been on all-out strike for a month, leading to rubbish piling up on the streets.

Evening Standard

Birmingham bin workers reject deal to end strike

Unite leader says ‘partial deal on pay protection for a few’ was overwhelmingly rejected in vote, as rubbish piles up

The Guardian - UK

Army planners sent in to help clear Birmingham’s rubbish piles

Government calls in military experts as month-long refuse workers’ strike brings warnings of public health emergency

The Guardian - UK

Military planners called in amid Birmingham bin strike

The strike began on March 11 as part of a dispute over pay.

Evening Standard

Unite chief tells ministers to ‘get decision-makers in a room’ over bin strike

The council declared a major incident earlier this week in a bid to increase collections of bin sacks.

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‘Get round table and drop opposition,’ No 10 tells Unite amid Birmingham strike

The council declared a major incident earlier this week in a bid to increase collections of bin sacks amid a huge pile-up of waste on the street.

The Independent UK

Scottish Water executives ‘deliberately wrecked’ pay talks, claims union

It comes ahead of strike action by staff on Friday.

The Independent UK

Second union announces strike at Scottish Water as pay talks break down

Around 500 members of Unite will join GMB members in a walkout later this month.

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of staff begin strike at Scottish university amid pensions dispute

Hundreds of staff at a Scottish university have started a two-week strike in a dispute over pension ...

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British defence jobs and skills will keep us safe, says the PM. So he’d better buy the UK’s jet, not the US one

Why purchase American-made F-35 jets instead of upgraded T5 Typhoons? Surely that would make a mockery of all he promised, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of the union Unite

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer pledges £200m for Grangemouth oil refinery site

Unions have accused UK government of failing to act quickly enough to save jobs, but Labour says it took time to build credible proposal

Evening Standard

Starmer told that £200 million for Grangemouth must be ‘used correctly’

Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said if the money is to be ‘transformative’ it must be ‘used correctly’.

Evening Standard

Grangemouth protesters lay 400 hard hats outside Scottish Labour conference

Labour was told to do more to save the hundreds of jobs at risk in Falkirk or face the consequences at the 2026 Holyrood elections.

The National (Scotland)

Labour 'working in China's interest, not Scotland's' on Grangemouth, says Unite head

LABOUR are working in the Chinese national interest – not the UK or Scotland’s – by failing to step in and save jobs at Grangemouth, a top…

Evening Standard

University support staff to strike for fortnight over ‘shameful’ pension changes

Unite Scotland said University of Strathclyde bosses are attempting to access a pension surplus of almost £100 million.

The National (Scotland)

Staff at Scottish university to go on strike over cuts

Staff at a Scottish university are set to go on strike next month.

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